Tag: Performance

Nuveen Asset Management will use RiskFirst’s web-based analytics platform, PFaroe, to help craft customized liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies for institutional clients and corporate pension plans.

The average participant in the U.S. defined contribution (DC) retirement system is 43 years old and has saved $91,000, according to an industry benchmark report.

Natixis Global Asset Management announced plans to fund a research project focused on investor behavior and personal financial benchmarking, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

American adults under age 30 favor cash and other lower-risk assets, even as the basis of a long-term investment strategy, according to new research.

Savings in defined contribution (DC) retirement plan accounts recordkept by Fidelity grew 12.9% in the last year, to an average balance of $91,000.

Taught by experience how quickly stock-market volatility can destroy wealth, investors have gained a healthy appetite for risk management solutions, says Adrian Banner, CEO and CIO of INTECH.

A federal appeals court has revived a stock drop case, filed against oil company BP Plc, based on a new precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Long-term funds netted $47 billion in June, increasing the year-to-date inflows to $266 billion, according to Strategic Insight (SI).

Though the United States continues to face macroeconomic challenges, more elements of the economy are contributing to healthier growth, says Bob Doll of Nuveen Asset Management.

The Pension Resource Institute, LLC (PRI) reached a partnership agreement with FRA PlanTools that allows PRI subscribers to easily order and access FRA PLANbenchmark reports.

While Millennials are very focused on retirement-related issues, these employees still need to create a strategy for long-term retirement success, according to a survey from the Transamerica Center...

“Home country bias” is a diversification problem that is still dogging investors, new research suggests.

Nearly eight in 10 (78%) workers feel personally responsible for retirement savings, according to the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, and the percentage climbs higher among retirement plan participants.

The funding for defined benefit (DB) retirement plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies showed a slight improvement during June, according to a recent analysis from Mercer.

Evanston Capital Management has released its Evanston Alternative Opportunities Fund.

A lot can be learned about retirement plan investor behavior from the simplest of actions, according to a Putnam Investments analysis.

Employees who improve their financial knowledge have a better chance of improving the investment returns on their retirement accounts, a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic...

A manager of managers approach may help defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors offer more diversified investment options to participants without overwhelming them with too many options or increasing...

The funded status of corporate defined benefit (DB) plans in the United States increased to 92% during June, with liabilities decreasing 0.2% during the month.

Whether a target-date fund (TDF) series is considered “to” or “through” retirement is not the appropriate basis for determining its peers for comparison, contends Cammack Retirement Group.